Board of Directors - November 2021

Meeting Date: November 18, 2021

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, November 18, 2021
9:00 a.m.

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DUE TO COVID-19, THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA TELECONFERENCE ONLY
(NO PHYSICAL LOCATION) PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361
(GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953)

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The County Connection Board of Directors may take action on each item on the agenda. The action may consist of the recommended action, a related action or no action. Staff recommendations are subject to action and/or change by the Board of Directors.

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call/Confirm Quorum
3. Public Communication
4. Consent Calendar
   1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 21, 2021*
   2. Approve Designation of Treasure and Auditor, and Changes in Authorized Signatories for Union Bank*
      Resolution No. 2022-014*
   3. Finding that the Proclaimed State of Emergency For the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Impact the Ability for the Board and Its Committees to Meet Safely in Person, and Directing that Virtual Board and Committee Meetings Continue*
      Resolution No. 2022-015*
5. Report of Chair
6. Report of General Manager
   1. Presentation of the Bay Area Fare Coordination and Integration Study: Draft Business Case Study
      (Bill Bacon of MTC and/or Mike Eiseman of BART will present this item to the Board.)
   2. Introduction of County Connection’s new Chief Financial Officer, Amber Johnson
   3. Update on PEPRA and Section 13(c)
   4. Update on the Enactment of H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (bipartisan infrastructure bill)
   5. Update on H.R.5376, the Build Back Better Act (BBB Act) budget reconciliation bill)
   6. Status of Employee Vaccinations at County Connection
7. Report of Standing Committee
   1. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
      1. Pass2Class Update – Information Only *
         (Staff will provide an update on the Pass2Class usage.)
      2. September Free Rides Promotion – Information Only*
         (Staff will summarize the effectiveness of the September Promotion and its impact on ridership.)
   2. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Ridership and Operations Update – Information Only*
         (Staff will provide an update on the current impacts of COVID-19 on service and operations.)
      2. One-Seat Ride Extension*
         Resolution No. 2022-013*
         (The O&S Committee recommends that the Board approve Resolution No. 2022-013, extending the One-Seat Ride pilot program for one year.)
      3. Paratransit Executive Summary Report August 2021*
8. Board Communication
9. Closed Session:
   Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9)
   Case 3:21-cv-01312AGT
10. Open Session
11. Adjournment